Payment account guidance
- Individually billed account (IBA)
- SmartPay lists individually billed accounts as exempt from state sales tax.
- Centrally billed account (CBA)
- SmartPay lists centrally billed accounts as exempt from state sales tax.
These are summaries of the state-specific SmartPay page, not an individual eligibility determination. A government employer or a hotel’s “government rate” does not by itself establish a tax exemption.
Forms and documentation
R-1376 is the listed hotel-lodging certificate for travel cards. R-1304 and R-1356-L are separately identified for Purchase Cards.
Check the applicable official form’s instructions before signing it. This site neither collects nor submits forms. Confirm with the hotel whether documentation should be presented at booking, check-in or another point required by the authority.
State-specific conditions and notes
- Employees may be asked for an active SmartPay card, government identification, and travel orders on agency letterhead or a completed applicable form.
Official documents and contacts
These links were listed by GSA SmartPay in the source snapshot. A link’s presence does not mean every traveler needs that form or qualifies under it.
Official forms
Additional official guidance
Tax authority contacts
No relevant link listed here? Use the official Louisiana source for its current instructions and contacts.
Keep lodging rates and taxes separate
The CONUS lodging ceiling excludes lodging taxes. The room estimate and any applicable tax exemption are separate checks. The hotel’s state can differ from the state assigned to the work locality in the GSA rate file.
County or municipal occupancy taxes, excise taxes, gross receipts taxes and other charges may have different treatment. This summary must not be read as an exemption from every tax on the bill. Follow the state-specific notes and confirm unresolved questions with the authority.
Source record
- Publisher
- U.S. General Services Administration — GSA SmartPay
- Official page
- Louisiana Tax Information
- Retrieval date
- Oct 1, 2026
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